There has been a disenfranchised voice in America...an immigrant group that has been stereotyped as loud, smelly, and generally obNOXious.
But today, diesels couldn't be further from that stereotyped past, and the fragrance of french fry biodiesel has made America hungry for durable, high- mileage, high-performance vehicles that Pelosi has the power to deliver.
The current terms of the automaker bailout are reprehensible, demanding just a 25% fuel efficiency increase from the Big 3. Europe already has substantial leads over the equivalent class vehicle from America - and this lead can be attributed to diesel engines.
Ford and GM both have their own diesel factories in Europe, but like all of the automakers (VW excepted), they are content to try wring every pfenning out of the factories dedicated to offering underperforming gasoline engines to an unknowing American public.
America and Congress should demand more than a 1% mileage increase for every $2 billion we send to Detroit. Demand immediate release of diesels today...then tomorrow we can ask Big Oil just why diesel costs more.
Pelosi email: AmericanVoices@mail.house.gov